On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Lita,

and Lita was in an abusive relationship with a terrorizing military veteran.

It's a story of being seen, threats, weaponized trauma, isolation, gaslighting, physical violence, kernels of truth, and shame. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.

I am Brandon Chattwick, and with me today, we have Lita. How are you? I'm doing good. How are you? I am doing well.

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Narcissistapocalypse.com, and people are really finding our workbooks very helpful, our newsletter

as well, very informative and helpful as well. And we do have a content warning

for today's episode as we do discuss sexual assault, suicidal ideation, and threats,

in multiple, and I mean multiple situations of physical violence. And some of these can become

very graphic and it is throughout. And it is not

easy to hear. And we also have a very big warning here. There is animal abuse discussed in this

episode. It is graphic. So when you hear about ducks, I repeat, when you hear about ducks, turn it off for about

five minutes just to be safe.

So that is your content warning for today.

And today you're going to hear Lita's story and Lita grew up neglected, parentified,

constantly moving, and never really was truly seen by anyone.

So when her abuser acknowledges her strength, they bond over similar trauma.

The trauma bond really takes hold.

And as this relationship progressed, things escalated and it didn't stop.

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